Disclaimer#: I don't own any of the ER characters except Dave. I've temporarily kidnapped him for my next story "Closure". Please give that a read and review it.
PART 8
When Dave came back into Trauma two after his Cat scan, he was hooked back up to the heart monitor and also a brain wave monitor. Malik replaced the pulse ox on him. Dave's head bandages were already soaked through with blood. As they looked at the Cat scans, they saw the bullet lodged right next to the brainstem.
Knowing what they were dealing with, Mark looked through Malucci's medical record and couldn't believe what he saw. Just then Dr. Romano walked in and looked at the critical patient. He wanted to know what the big deal was that was keeping the staff pre-occupied. When he recognized the patient, he did a quick examination and told them to call it. Kerry refused. Dr. Romano, who did not like being second guessed, told her he wasn't even registering on the brain wave monitor. He said, " There is no brain activity left, no intuitive thought, no response to painful stimuli, no spontaneous breathing, no ocular movement and no gag reflex. Ladies and Gentlemen, You're Dr. Malatucci is braindead. The back of his skull is gone. He was dead before you even picked him up. What the hell made you intubate him. Abby said, "He still had a pulse and a heartbe..." Before she finished, Romano said, "Yeah and that makes him an organ donor. Now if you will excuse me I have other patients, ones that have a chance to see tomorrow." As he started to leave Trauma two he was confronted by a small girl who looked up to him and said, "Are you the doctor that is going to make my daddy better?" Romano's response to that was," Whose snot-nosed little brat is this? " Everyone in the ER just turned around and looked at him in disgust. Wendy and Chuny took Allison back to the exam room she just came from. Allison reminded Chuny that she promised she could see her daddy when she woke up. Haleh walked in and asked if everyone could clear out so she could suction Dave's lungs out. As they left the room, Randi had told them that she contacted Dave's sister, Maria and she was on her way over. While they stood at the admit desk, Mark informed them of what he found in Malucci's medical record. He saw that not only was Dave A+ but ironically also carried the unique small p factor in his blood. At the moment, none of them remembered the significance of that piece of information. " Don't you get it, everyone?" Mark said," Even know Dave had an organ donor card he would have to clear it with Maria first, but if she agreed ; he would arrange for a direct organ donation." Everyone looked puzzled at him. He said. " I want Carter to have Malucci's heart!"
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